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SEC ref to speak at Rotary meeting

Tim Bearden, a football official for 34 years, will be speaking at a meeting of the Columbia Breakfast Rotary Club at 7 a.m. Friday.

Bearden, a line judge for SEC games, has been a official for 34 years starting in the high school ranks in the TSSAA where he gained experience in a state championship game.

Bearden lives in Brentwood where he owns a sales and marketing consulting company. He is very active in the community events.

In the collegiate ranks, Bearden officiated three years in the Mid South Conference, nine years in the Ohio Valley Conference, two years in the Sunbelt Conference and seven years in the Southeastern Conference. His resume includes seven postseason NCAA playoff games in DIV I-AA and one National Championship Game plus the Armed Forces, Liberty Bowl, St. Petersburg Bowl and the Alamo Bowl.

He was presented the Art Demmas Outstanding Official award at the 2010 National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame banquet.

Bearden is a firm believer in mentoring young officials and is very involved in the local Middle Tennessee High School Football Association where he works with young officials at their weekly meetings.

In addition, he is an instructor at several college football officials’ clinics each year where he works with officials to improve their on-field skills.

Bearden and his wife Teresa have been married for 31 years and they have two daughters.

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